AccordFrench gender. Demystified.
In French, every noun has a gender — masculine or feminine. The patterns behind those genders are mostly predictable once you know what to look for. Start with the endings below.
le
lal'
View all 1003 words →Gender patterns
Six high-signal endings that cover a large share of French nouns.
-tion / -sion
feminine
la nation, la passion, la solution
-ment
masculine
le moment, le document, l'appartement
-ure / -ude
feminine
la nature, la culture, l'attitude
-age
masculine
le voyage, le fromage, le village
-ée / -ie
feminine
la soirée, la vie, la philosophie
-eur / -oir
masculine
le bonheur, le miroir, le soir
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Cognates share their spelling or roots across Romance languages. They're the fastest way into French gender — a handful of endings cover hundreds of words.
French gender in Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in French.